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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The growth of “fake coal” is just one of the new techniques with port authorities raising concerns about drugs smuggled in fruit containers and scrap metal, according to the Colombia Drug Smuggling Report 2024 by A&A Multiprime. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Maybe we will see cocaine turbines or solar panels.

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3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena

The Logistics of Logistics

3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena. Robert Cadena and Joe Lynch provide an introduction to 3rd party logistics. 3rd party logistics services include 5 major categories: 1.) Logistics 4.) based companies set up satellite offices in Colombia. Transportation 2.) Warehousing 3.)

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The Zergratran Story with Byron Bennett

The Logistics of Logistics

Led by a visionary team of engineers and Wharton and Harvard scholars, Zergratran is an impact-driven company that uses emerging technologies to revolutionize the future of logistics as well as leverage its global economic and environmental impact. Zergratran’s first project is Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) in northern Colombia.

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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

The Logistics of Logistics

With this exponential success, Lean has expanded its footprint into almost every major city throughout Colombia. To succeed in the transportation and logistics business, 3PLs need to be able to hire and retain the very best talent while keeping a lid on costs. based transportation and logistics providers.

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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

In this episode, Joe Lynch interviews David Bell and Peter Rentschler about the new partnership between their companies along with building a competitive advantage in the transportation and logistics space. LSG helps its clients set up and establish satellite offices in beautiful countries like Colombia, Guatemala, and the Philippines.

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REPOST: 3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena

The Logistics of Logistics

3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena. Robert Cadena and Joe Lynch provide an introduction to 3rd party logistics. 3rd party logistics services include 5 major categories: 1.) Logistics 4.) based companies set up satellite offices in Colombia. Transportation 2.) Warehousing 3.)

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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

Floods in Colombia caused widespread damage. A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. There were 500 nodes in the logistics network. The spatial distribution of facilities.